Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 4/11/2018

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +118 and the Golden Knights at -155.

Los Angeles has a record of 45-29-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 22-14-5-1. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 239 goals and given up 203 goals for a point differential of +36. For the season they have an ATS record of 45-37-0 and an over/under record of 37-42-0. Vegas has a record of 51-24-7 including 29-10-2-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 272 goals and surrendered 228 for a goal differential of +44. Their record against the spread is 51-31-0 while their over/under record is 42-38-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 45-37-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 37-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 51-31-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 42-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

04/08/18 C Alex Iafallo Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Vegas
04/07/18 D Derek Forbort Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/29/18 D Jake Muzzin Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
04/09/18 LW David Perron Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs Los Angeles
04/08/18 C Jonathan Marchessault Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs Los Angeles
04/05/18 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion is out indefinitely
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 33 wins and 28 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 1,867 shots against him and he's given up 147 goals. He's made 1,720 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Dustin Brown has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Kings. He has 28 goals this year with 222 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 35 goals on 200 shots. He has 57 assists, giving him a total of 92 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 78 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 43 goals this season with 184 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Marc-Andre Fleury has 29 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,376 shots against him and he's surrendered 100 goals. He's made 1,276 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Jon Marchessault averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 27 goals on 268 shots. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 260 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this year. That is 1st in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.39% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 3rd in the league. The Kings has 98 total points this season, ranking 12th in the NHL in offense. They are 17th in the league with 239 goals while they've given up 203 goals, which is 31st overall. They have had 240 power play opportunities and scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Golden Knights are 5th with 272 goals scored while they are 24th in the NHL with 228 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.13%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Golden Knights have a total of 109 points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 53 power play goals on 248 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 11th. They've allowed 237 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 49.7% as they've tried 4,740 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,792 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 16th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.7% as they have 3,556 shots while they've given up 3,594 attempts on defense. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the year. That puts them 13th and 17th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,428 face-off wins as opposed to 2,455 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 13th overall in the NHL. On defense Los Angeles has 2,115 hits and they've blocked 1,198 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 18th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 2,439 face-off wins compared to 2,548 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,767 hits and they have blocked 1,179 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Vegas is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6% as they've attempted 4,991 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,690 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 8th as they have 3,733 attempts while they have given up 3,511 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Kings/Golden Knights NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -155

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